Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
my eldest daughter (6) is awaiting her diagnosis for autism. We noticed signs of autism when she was around 2/3 and mentioned this to our health visitor and nursery staff , they were very dismissive and put these things down to age and stage. It wasn’t until we moved from that area and got a new health visitor and put our daughter into a new nursery that we started to get taken seriously. The nursery teachers at her new nursery noticed certain behaviours and mannerisms and willingly supported us and spoke with our new health visitor.
my daughter has an issue with certain clothing and gets very distressed when getting dressed. I was wondering if anyone is in a similar situation and what practices you have in place to help with this
Hello @Scott Tollan
I'm sorry to hear that you initially had a negative experience.
You may find it useful to have a look at our autism page on our website which has a vast amount of information. The page contains information on the basics of what the autism spectrum is, how it's defined in a clinical sense, and the characteristics of autism:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism
You may also find it useful to have a look at our pages on sensory differences, which may include some information on issues with clothing.
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/sensory-differences/sensory-differences/all-audiences#H2_9
I hope this helps,
ChloeMod